Sugarloaf Mountain: An Appalachian Gathering

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EDITORIAL REVIEWS Following the Billboard Classical chart-topper Come to the River (AVR 2205), which conjured early 19th-century rural Americana, Apollo s Fire presents an award-winning program created by director Jeannette Sorrell, which follows the joys and sorrows of Celtic immigrants who settled in Appalachia. Sparkling fiddle tunes and haunting ballads of the British Isles mingled with American shapenote hymns and African spirituals, creating the soulful music known as Appalachian. Passing through love and loss, dancing and prayer, the music overflows in celebration as the people of the mountains raise their communal voices. REVIEW "Haunting melodies, foot-stomping jigs and reels ... all with musicianship of the highest order… A rich tapestry of the dark, the joyful, the sad, and the humorous, all of which the deep treasury of Appalachian music encompasses ... changes of moods were beautifully placed and yielded a powerful effect… Soprano Amanda Powell and tenor Ross Hauck did a superb job of fronting the performance with singing and dramatizations. --- ClevelandClassical,com Wonderfully exuberant ... simply delightful --Fanfare